Baseball

We really weren't that excited about baseball season starting until we saw this video. Now we are filled with a burning desire to go to a game, catch a ball in a cup of beer, chug the beer and hold the ball in our mouth.

It seems that investigative journalism is no longer the most dangerous form of newscasting. It's time we add sports journalism to the list, because covering baseball just got dangerous!

It's a little strange to lose a body part. But that's what happened to St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter when surgeons removed one of his ribs in an attempt to alleviate pressure that was running up his pitching arm. After the surgery Carpenter was presented with the bone, and he knew just what to do with it:

When Boston Red Sox fans saw Dustin Pedroia leave the field mid-game after a discussion with Bobby Valentine, they were probably thinking the worst. A dust up between the team's manager and star second baseman would be an unpleasant capper to a season full of clubhouse chemistry problems and losing. But, when you watch the video of their on-field conversation, you'll notice that Pedroia and Valent

This isn't the first time baseball umpire Jim Joyce has been in the news. Two years ago, a famously blown call that cost Detroit’s Armando Galarraga a perfect game put him in the headlines. This week, however, he's better known as the hero who saved the life of a woman with a heart problem.

America's pastime -- the yawn-enducing sport of baseball --  has finally figured out a way to make the batting lineup announcements anything but horribly dreadful. Recently, comedians Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis were present at a Chicago Cubs home game, where they not only hilariously delivered the team's introductions, but also tossed out some pitches.

As a baseball fan, you hate to let the opportunity to snag a foul ball pass you by. But a dad at Monday night's game in Atlanta had a good reason not to go for a ball that was headed his way -- the Braves' fan was busy holding his baby.

You know that Taco Bell commercial showing the guy catching a foul baseball with his left hand while eating a nacho-filled taco with his right? The motto is, "if you can eat your nachos with one hand, you can be a hero with the other." Well, this motto works a little bit better with a bucket of popcorn.

Bill Murray, iconic funny man and long-time part owner of the Charleston RiverDogs, was recently inducted into the South Atlantic League Baseball Hall of Fame, to both our surprise and his.

At the beginning of the 2012 MLB season, New Era released their newest spot highlighting rivalries -- this time opting for Cubs vs. White Sox and Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson) vs. Craig Robinson (Daryl from 'The Office'). The duo didn't disappoint as they traded barbs, quips and low blows. Now, they're back to give us another round of retorts as Craig grills Nick about what he'd do for a Cubs champi

There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in Major League history. This makes the instant inning killer the rarest play in all of baseball. Although they don't keep track of such things, it stands to reason there have been more unassisted triple plays than that on the Little League level -- just given the sheer number of games played.

Road trips can often get boring. So what do you do when you run out of options to keep you occupied? If you are the boys from Harvard's baseball team, you put on a Carly Rae Jepsen's pop hit 'Call Me Maybe' and lip-synch to it while the camera's rolling.

Coleman Shannon was born without a right hand and forearm, due to a medical condition called Amelia, but that hasn't slowed him down from chasing his baseball dreams. In fact, the 14-year-old left-handed pitcher recently threw a no-hitter in a Johnsonville, SC little league game.

For any rookie baseball player just entering the MLB, getting your first major league hit is a moment to remember. But when that moment gets its thunder stolen from you - by a mooning fan to boot - well, that's quite something. It's what happened to Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, who only made his MLB debut with the team on April 28.

There is no better feeling for a baseball player than hitting a game-winning home run. So Tennessee slugger Jameson Painter was on cloud nine when his eighth inning round-tripper put his Chuckey-Doak High baseball team in the lead for good in their game against Jonesboro University High. However, when the senior got to the parking lot to drive himself home after the game he went from the thrill of